How can the Global Biodiversity Framework enhance coastal wetland conservation?

Posted by Alex White
On December 22, 2023
blue carbon, conference, conservation, conservation implementation, framework, kmgbf, mangrove, seagrass

By Alex White Earlier this year, 196 countries pledged to uphold the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF), which was implemented to support equitable and sustainable long-term use of the Earth’s ecosystems. Now, these countries must coordinate actions to conserve and sustain Earth’s ecosystems. A major challenge to coordinating actions internationally are the diverse socioeconomic and […]

Coastal science gathers for #CERF2019

Posted by Tom Rayner
On November 4, 2019
#CERF2019, alabama, cerf, cerf 2019, conference, conservation, ecosystems, Gulf of Mexico, IUCN, mangrove, mobile, Red List, seagrass, symposium

This week 1,700+ coastal scientists are gathering for CERF 2019 in Alabama. The 25th biennial conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation aims to help the research and management community become more “responsive, relevant and ready” – to connect science and society in trouble-shooting and conserving coastal environments. The Global Wetlands Project will be […]

Seagrass lacks protection at global scale

Posted by Laura Griffiths
On October 9, 2019
conservation, decision, impacts, legislation, multiple pressures, policy, protection, seagrass, threats

Seagrass ecosystems face multiple threats, from pollution to sea level rise. However, management is failing to adequately protect these ecosystems and prevent their decline. We reviewed global policy relevant to seagrass protection and identified some critical gaps. We need to rethink how we protect coastal ecosystems in general, and seagrasses in particular, from multiple cumulative […]

Australia’s blue carbon budget

Posted by Tom Rayner
On September 13, 2019
accounting, action, Australia, blue, budget, carbon, climate, climate change, economics, global, global warming, mangrove, Nature Communications, policy, saltmarsh, seagrass